Jobless claims: Another 730,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims

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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, February 25, 2021

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 730,000, a decrease of 111,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 20,000 from 861,000 to 841,000. The 4-week moving average was 807,750, a decrease of 20,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 5,000 from 833,250 to 828,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.1 percent for the week ending February 13, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 13 was 4,419,000, a decrease of 101,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 26,000 from 4,494,000 to 4,520,000. The 4-week moving average was 4,547,000, a decrease of 91,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 6,500 from 4,632,000 to 4,638,500.

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UNADJUSTED DATA

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The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending February 6 was 19,042,686, an increase of 701,102 from the previous week. There were 2,130,673 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2020.

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